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Posted by: spacecanada

I don't drink at all and know little about the subject so I'm really not the one to talk to for recommendations, but I know vineyards are a HUGE thing up here in BC and down the west coast of America. The Mediterranean is big on wines and spirits as well. Germany is well-known for their beers, of course.

Posted by: Macabre

Posted by: hedgehog

Based on that, I would recommend Scandinavia, Banff (Alberta), Seattle, Colorado (for the hiking, not sure about art), or Costa Rica. Portland and Victoria might be great options too.

What suggestions does your DD have?

The only definite is drinking. Hiking and art are things we often do on vacation, but not necessary. I asked her and she had no suggestions yet. She is more well traveled that I am. She has been to Cuba, much of Europe (she went away almost every weekend she was in France for a semester, plus took a couple of trips there with DH), Morocco, as well as various trips within US and Canada. It might be nice to go someplace she hasn't been yet.

It's a very small ship and a much different experience from one of those ginormous cruises. It was the best experience! I can't recommend it for allergy families, but since I was an adult I was able to make it work for me with only one (manageable) shellfish cross contamination reaction. I also would not recommend this trip for children under the age of 15 or so. Our itinerary was a bit different than the one they're currently using, but I'd be happy to tell you more about our trip if you're interested.

Posted by: hedgehog

The main purpose of the trip is to spend a week with my DD. We don't see each other very much any more, since she lives in Phoenix, and I'm in New England. We both like drinking, hiking, art museums (we have other non-vacation things in common, but that is what comes to mind for vacation stuff). She is very adventurous (this is the girl who went to Morocco on her own because she thought it would be a cool place to see--and she had a great time). While I am not quite as adventurous as she is, I am open to something new or different.

Posted by: spacecanada

It depends on what you want to do, the purpose of the trip, and what you want to get out of it. That could sway my suggestion from Portugal to Costa Rica, or even South Carolina (Hilton Head). Or, possibly a cruise.

Posted by: GoingNuts

DS and his GF just came back from Portugal, which they loved (we spent our honeymoon there, almost 31 years ago, so I don't have any current advice there).

We tried to do Newfoundland a couple of years ago, but our flights were cancelled due to bad weather and couldn't be rescheduled in a timeframe that made sense, so we went to the North Fork of LI instead. Great food, lots of wineries, great kayaking. We made lemonade out of lemons, and had a marvelous time.

I don't know if they are still doing this promotion, but Icelandair had a deal where you could fly to any of their destinations and do a couple of days layover in Iceland at no extra charge.